Inmate Services

“I was in prison and you visited Me.” Matthew 25:36.

The materials listed below are distributed without cost by Dismas Ministry to Catholic inmates who request them, as well as to the prison chaplains in areas currently designated for service. These areas are chosen by Dismas Ministry based on the ministry’s annual budget.

Distribution of free Catholic Bibles in English and Spanish places the Word of God in the hands of inmates for regular, daily reading. Versions include the deuterocanonical books: New American Catholic Bible (Santa Biblia, Spanish).

A pocket-size prayer book (glued-no staples) designed to foster the prayer life of Catholic inmates. Includes all the common Catholic prayers, lives of saints who have been in prison, and prayers and illustrations contributed by inmates. Pray in the Spirit (Oren en Espiritu, Spanish)

*Permission is granted by Dismas Ministry to download study courses for use with inmates only. Downloaded review pages should be completed with prison chaplains or course coordinators but should not be sent in to Dismas Ministry for correcting.